South African tennis player
Jan Christoffel 'Christo' Steyn (born 1 May 1961) is a former South African tennis player. Steyn won two Grand Prix doubles titles during his professional career.[1]
A right-hander, Steyn reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 18 August 1986, when he became the No. 42 in the world, though he never won a Grand Prix or WCT tournaments singles title in his career.[2]
Career finals
Doubles (2 titles)
Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Feb 1986
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Toronto Indoor, Canada
|
Carpet (i)
|
Danie Visser
|
Wojtek Fibak Joakim Nyström
|
3–6, 6–7
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Win
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1–1
|
Mar 1986
|
Milan, Italy
|
Carpet (i)
|
Colin Dowdeswell
|
Brian Levine Laurie Warder
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
|
Loss
|
1–2
|
Apr 1986
|
WCT Atlanta, U.S.
|
Carpet (i)
|
Danie Visser
|
Andy Kohlberg Robert Van't Hof
|
2–6, 3–6
|
Win
|
2–2
|
Jun 1986
|
Bristol Open, England
|
Grass
|
Danie Visser
|
Mark Edmondson Wally Masur
|
6–7, 7–6, 12–10
|
Loss
|
2–3
|
Aug 1986
|
Cincinnati Masters, U.S.
|
Hard
|
Danie Visser
|
Mark Kratzmann Kim Warwick
|
3–6, 4–6
|
Loss
|
2–4
|
Oct 1986
|
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Hard
|
Danie Visser
|
John Letts Peter Lundgren
|
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Loss
|
2–5
|
Jan 1987
|
Philadelphia, U.S.
|
Carpet (i)
|
Danie Visser
|
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
|
6–3, 1–6, 6–7
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